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Laim Patent N 92,165, zum July 6,1869.

MrLKrN'G-sroon.

The Schedule referred to these Letters Patent and making part of thesame.

To all 4whom it may concern Beit known 'that 1, D. l). Om'r'rnsnnx, ofBaldwiusrille, in the county of Onondaga, and State of New York, haveinvented a new and useful Improve- `ment in lVlilking-'Stlmls; aml I dohereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription thereof', which will enable those skilled in the art toinake and use the same, reference being had to the accoinpauying,rdrawings, forming part of this specilication, in which- Y Figure 1 is aside View, with the pail-rest or platform let downin position for use,aml

Figure 2 is a plan view, with the pail-rest in a folded position.

Similar letters of reference indicate like parts.

This invention relates to an improved rest or attachment formilking-stools, -whereby th'e milk-pail is held from contact with theground,yaml to an improved attachment for securingthe switch or tail ofthe cow, so that the milkman shall not be annoyed thereby'.

.In the accompanying drawings- A is the seat or milking-stool;

B is the pail-rest or platform; and

C is thel switch-holder. The restYB is hinged to aslottcd standard, E,by hinge, e; and said standard EI is secured to the side of the stool Abyla boltorl pin, j, which passes through the slot of the standard.

'To unfold the -pail'rest, the standard E, iig. 2, is turned in avertical posit-ion, and depressed on the bolt j', and the rest is thenthrown out on turned down into position, as shown by tig. 1.

The red line B, in tig. 2, alsoY indicates the position of the rest B,when thrown out for use.

, \Vhen the stool is not in use, the rest B is folded up, so that thestool is in snug forni, as seen in iig. 1.

The switch-holder,consists iu a standard, C, which is provided with ashort clamping-lever, D, having a curved portion, ll,- i'or a handle.

rlhis lever is pivoted in a Slot, c, tig. 2, in the stand- 'i 'l ard,and the. slot is extended downward, so that the whole of'. the lever D,to its handle, enters the slot, when downward pressure is applied tosaid handle.

To secure the tail or switch, the hairsat-its end, or a few ot' them,are carried under the lever D, and tht.L

vlever-being pressed down, said hairs are pressed into the slot c, withthe lever, and in this manner are held with a sufficient grasp toprevent the annoyance to the I nilker of being switched thereby inthe/eorts of the cow to keep oi liies. t

By this means, vthe pail is, kept from contact with lmrn-yard dirt, andthe stool is in sung form only when in use, andthe switch-holder isconstructed in the most simple manner.

Having thus described my invention,

,What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-` 1. lncombination with 'the stool A, the pail-rest B b, hinged to the slottedstandard E, iu such manner l as to be adjustable and capable of foldingup, when said parts are constructed and arranged substantially as hereinshown and described.

2. The clamping-lever D d, in connection with the standard C andmilking-stool A, all constructed and operated as and for the purposeherein set forth.

lhe above specification of my invention signed by me, this 13th day ofMay, lS

D. D. GHITTENDEN.

fitnessesz WM. J. DODGE, F. A. MonLnY.

